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2019-11-04 City Council MinutesAlbertvi l le Sm l Tau. W". ft OW Uft. ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL Monday, November 4, 2019 APPROVED MINUTES ALBERTVILLE CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL 7:00 PM Present: Mayor Hendrickson and Councilmembers Cocking, Halling, Olson and Vetsch Absent: None Staff Present: City Administrator-PWD Adam Nafstad, City Attorney Mike Couri, , Fire Chief Eric Bullen, and City Clerk Kimberly Hodena Others Present: Sharon Oakvik, Larry Boller, Sara Hansen, Erin Remme, Deputy Rice 3. RECOGNITIONS — PRESENTATIONS — INTRODUCTIONS - None 4. PUBLIC FORUM There was no one present for the forum. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA There were no amendments to the agenda. Motioned by Vetsch, seconded by Olson, to approve the Agenda as presented. Ayes: Hendrickson, Cocking, Hailing, Olson and Vetsch. Nays: None. Absent. None. MOTIONDECLARED CARRIED. 6. CONSENT AGENDA All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City staff and will be enacted by one motion. In the event an item is pulled, it will be discussed in the order it is listed on the Consent Agenda following the approval of the remaining Consent items. These items will be approved by a separate motion. A. Approve the October 21, 2019 regular City Council meeting minutes as presented B. Authorize the Monday, November 4, 2019 payment of claims as presented, except bills specifically pulled which are passed by separate motion. The claims listing has been Page 1 provided to City Council as a separate document and is available for public view at City Hall upon request C. Approve Pay Estimate No. 3 to Latour Construction, Inc. for WWTP and Discharge Improvements in the amount of $1,698,225.12 Motioned by Cocking, seconded by Olson, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Ayes: Hendrickson, Cocking, Halling, Olson and Vetsch. Nays: None. Absent: None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS — None 8. Wright County Sheriffs Office — Updates, reports, etc. A. Wright County Sheriffs Office Law Enforcement Services Contract for 2020-2021 Olson reported that he read in the paper that Hanover had inquired of the Sheriff's Office the possibility of the contract northeast Wright County cities coming together for a joint contract with the Sheriff's office. Nafstad stated he would follow up with Hanover on those discussions. Cocking inquired if there has always been a two year contract and if it was too late to give notice should the Council not want to renew the contract. Nafstad replied it has been a two year contract for many years and Couri replied that the deadline to give any notice was back in August and the contract is self -renewing. There would be no legal way to get out of the contract for the next year. Hendrickson inquired if the deputies still use the Fire Hall and Nafstad replied they do. Olson felt it provides more coverage in town and Vetsch stated it is convenient for the deputies to complete their reports as well. Bullen stated it is beneficial to have them utilize the Fire Hall and be present in Albertville. Cocking inquired about the services identified in the contract as well as fees for violations such as parking. Couri replied the city does not receive fees as they are set and go to the county. However, covered services in the contract include the cost of prosecution and court services. Hendrickson wanted it on the record that it would not be cheaper for Albertville to have its own police department and Cocking agreed. Motioned by Vetsch, seconded by Cocking, to approve the Law Enforcement Services Contract with the Wright County Sheriff s Office for 2020-2021. Ayes: Hendrickson, Cocking, Halling, Olson and Vetsch. Nays: None. Absent. None. MOTIONDECLARED CARRIED. B. Wright County Sheriffs Office Updates Deputy Rice reported that there has been an increase of theft at the mall as they get closer to the holidays and has been in larger amounts. The deputies have been putting out winter parking reminders. She also reported that as of December 1 there will be changes to requirements for reporting gas drive offs. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 Regular Meeting of November 4, 2019 9. DEPARTMENT BUSINESS A. City Council 1). Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board, FYCC, etc.) FYCC Olson reported that the monthly FYCC meeting was cancelled. He stated that it was recently the twenty year anniversary for FYCC and asked the group to congratulate Sandy Greninger should they see her. B. Fire 1). Purchase of 9 Officer Portable Radios Bullen reported that the current officer portable radios will no longer be able to be serviced or have parts available after this year. These radios are used by the officers and are brought home with them. Replacement of these radios was not part of the FEMA AFG grant award. The radios are funded through capital reserves and have been budgeted for. Purchase of the radios at the same time as the other department radios will align all the radios on the same 10-year cycle. He stated there is the possibility that the Public Works/Utility departments could use the old radios. Motioned by Cocking, seconded by Olson, to authorize the purchase of 9 portable radios for the Officers of the Fire Department in the amount of $41,548.50. Ayes: Hendrickson, Cocking, Halling, Olson and Vetsch. Nays: None. Absent. None. MOTIONDECLARED CARRIED. C. Planning/Zoning 1). Set Land Use Workshop for November 18, 2019 following regular meeting Motioned by Hendrickson, seconded by Halling, to set a workshop meeting on Land Use immediately following the November 18, 2019 regular meeting. Ayes: Hendrickson, Cocking Halling, Olson and Vetsch. Nays: None. Absent. None. MOTIONDECLARED CARRIED. D. Finance — None E. City Clerk — None F. Public Works/Engineering — None G. Building —None H. Legal —None I. Administration 1). City Administrator's Update Nafstad reported the Hunters Pass Is' and 2nd Addition HOA has asked if the city would take over maintenance of trail and bridge in their development. He explained that both are on city property and are city improvements but the development agreement required the HOA to maintain them. He is looking for Council feedback. He stated the bridge was recently replaced by the HOA and the trail is aggregate and will eventually need to be improved or potentially paved. Hendrickson was City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 Regular Meeting of November 4, 2019 concerned nearby homeowners may not even what the trail. She also inquired why there needed to be a bridge and Nafstad stated the city could put in a culvert in place of the bridge. She felt that the Council would need more information before making a decision and wanted to be sure the HOA understood that if the city would take over maintenance, there could be changes made in the future. Hendrickson also noted other HOA's are also responsible for maintenance of trails and open spaces in other neighborhoods. Olson questioned if the trail was part of the city's trail network or neighborhood trail. Vetsch felt that even though the development agreement states the HOA maintains the improvements for perpetuity there is some obligation on the city's part. Cocking inquired if there is any urgency to make a decision and Nafstad replied that there is not. Nafstad stated he would speak with the HOA and follow up with Council. Nafstad reported that the Public Works position has closed and he expects interviews to be done next week. Nafstad stated the WWTP force main is complete along CSAH 19 and 70"' Street NE and work is continuing on MacIver Avenue NE. Nafstad reported that work on the CSAH 19/I-94 bridge has started. He stated that there will be some lane closures on CSAH 19 as well as the pedestrian trail. 2). Central Park Improvement Concept (Discussion) Nafstad acknowledged the Parks Committee members in the audience and thanked the committee as a whole for their work on the Central Park concept. He stated it has been the work plan of the Parks Committee for some time. Nafstad showed two different concepts for reconfiguring 58t' Street NE. Both include one-way westbound traffic along 58a' Street NE. However, one of the concepts extends 581' Street NE into Central Park where the basketball court and skate park are located. Hendrickson strongly liked this concept better. Nafstad commented that Olson had suggested a possible roundabout so cars wouldn't need to enter into the parking lot just to turn around. Hendrickson inquired if 58t' Street NE could be kept a two-way street and Nafstad replied that would reduce the amount of parking. Parking in that case would have to be parallel rather than angled. Olson suggested additional play equipment just east of the warming house. He also suggested removing or reducing the splash pad as many surrounding communities already have them and he would like to see funds used on something else to make the park unique. Council discussed the order of priorities on the list and felt that parking lot improvements correlate with the first five priorities and should be done at the same time. Cocking stated that the court relocations would need to be done at the same time as the road realignment, if going with the extended version of 58U' Street NE. Olson stated that pickle ball has become popular and he has seen those courts in other parks. Nafstad stated that they stripe the tennis courts for pickle ball as well when they need restriping. Boller reported that the Parks Committee has learned and debated about many layouts for the Central Park design and he feels that they have come up with the best scenario to accommodate the many different events and uses of the park. He added they learned that the merry-go-round is much used and important to residents. Hansen stated that the committee felt a splash plaza would be better than a true splash pad. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 Regular Meeting of November 4, 2019 Nafstad stated that he has been asked if there could be a possibility of youth soccer using the outdoor rink in the spring which would require placing turf down. That led to other discussions about sheltered areas in the park. He showed some examples of these in other cities. He added that the warming house also needs improvements. Nafstad recapped the street realignment, court relocation, parking lot improvement, and enlargement of green space and stated these improvements are tentatively scheduled for 2020 construction. Cocking added the streetscaping along Main Avenue NE should be included. The Council thanked the Parks Committee for their time and efforts on the Central Park plan. 4. Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings November 11 City Offices Closed, Veterans Day November 12 STMA Ice Arena Board, 6:00 p.m. Planning Commission, CANCELLED November 18 City Council, 7:00 p.m. November 25 Joint Powers Water Board, 6:00 p.m. Parks Committee, 7:00 p.m. November 28/29 City Offices/Public Works Closed, Thanksgiving December 2 Truth -in -Taxation Hearing, 6:15 p.m. City Council, 7:00 p.m. December 9 STMA Ice Arena Board, 6:00 p.m. December 10 Planning Commission, 7:00 p.m. December 16 City Council, 7:00 p.m. December 23 Joint Powers Water Board, 6:00 p.m. Parks Committee, 7:00 p.m. December 24 City Offices Close at Noon, Christmas Eve December 25 City Offices Closed, Christmas Day 10. ADJOURNMENT Motioned by Olson, seconded by Cocking, to adjourn the meeting at 8.38 p.m. Ayes. Hendrickson, Cocking, Halling, Olson and Vetsch. Nays: None. Absent. None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, imberly . Hodena, City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 Regular Meeting of November 4, 2019